Happy New Year! January is packed full of activities — especially as it’s summer in Australia. With the Australian Open, Sydney Festival and Australia Day, there plenty of time in the sun. Don’t miss special days like Bean Day, the No Pants Subway Ride, Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day and Community Managers Appreciation Day!
Check out the dates for December 2016 here and February 2017 will be here before you know it!
January 2017 — Month-long events
Veganuary
January 2017 Key Dates
January 1
New Years Day
January 2
Sherlock — on Stan
Science Fiction Day
January 3
Tolkein’s birthday
Festival Of Sleep Day
January 4
Trivia Day
January 6
Bean Day
January 7
Sydney Festival — 7–26 Jan
January 8
No Pants Subway/Metro Ride
74th Golden Globe Awards (USA)
Elvis’ birthday
January 9
Word Nerd Day
January 11
Vikings 8:30pm SBS
Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day
January 12
Kiss a Ginger Day
Monster Trucks — movie in cinemas
Work Harder Day
January 13
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events — Netflix
January 14
Santos Tour Down Under — Cycling 14–22 Jan
Organize Your Home Day
January 15
Undies Run for Bowel Cancer
Tamworth Country Music Festival (TCMF)
January 16
Australian Open Tennis Championships — 16–29 Jan
January 17
Kid Inventor’s Day
Ditch Your New Years Resolution Day
January 18
People’s Choice Awards 2017 (USA)
January 20
Penguin Awareness Day
Cheese Day
January 21
National Hugging Day
January 23
National Pie Day
January 24
Macintosh Computer Day
January 25
Community Manager Appreciation Day
January 26
Australia Day / Invasion Day / Survival Day
Big Red BBQ
January 27
Chocolate Cake Day
January 28
Chinese New Year (Year of the Rooster)
Data Privacy Day
January 29
Puzzle Day
January 30
End Of School Holidays (NSW)
January 31
Backwards Day
Just a reminder that these events are correct at the time of writing — but it’s useful to double check the events you want to use are applicable to your community. Enjoy!
